CONSTITUTION 



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ROLL OF CuiViPANlONS, 



Naval Order of the UiNntD States. 




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History and Constitution 

of the 

Naval Order of the United States 

with 

Roll of Officers and Companions 

on March i, 1897, 




Organized July 4, 1890. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
1897. 






Gift 

lire. Julian Jamoa 

1912 

ISSUED BY THE GENERAL RECORDER, 
BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL COMMANDERY 



History of the Naval Order. 



The Navai, Order of the United States developed from 
an informal gathering, in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1890, 
of a few persons interested in the naval history of our country. 

A permanent organization was effected November 10, 1890, 
under the style and title of the Naval Commandery of the United 
States. The membership was restricted to officers and enlisted 
men of the Naval, Marine and Revenue-Marine services, and to 
their descendants, and was-4imited in number. This organization 
is believed to be the first hereditary society in which eligibility 
was dependent on purely naval service. 

At the meeting of the Commandery, held November 10, 1892, 
action was taken to broaden the field of the association by the 
formation of a National body with branches in the different States. 
In connection with another society of a similar character (styled 
the Naval Legion of the United States and since dissolved), a 
provisional organization was effected on June 19, 1893, and the 
First Congress of the Order was held in the Armory of the Ancient 
and Honorable Artillery Company in Faneuil Hall, Boston, 
Massachusetts. At a Special Congress held August 15, 1893, the 
General Commandery op the Naval Order of the United 
States was fully constituted: the parent body becoming the 
Massachusetts Commandery of the Naval Order of the 
United Seates. 

A change was also made at the same time in the eligibility 
clause of the General Constitution, membership being restricted 
in future to commissioned officers of the Navy and Marine Corps 
and to their descendants. Additional changes in the Constitution 
have since been made in the Triennial Congress, held in Boston, 
on October 5, 1895. 

State Commanderies have likewise since been instituted and 
incorporated in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois and the District 

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of Columbia, at subsequent General or Special Congresses of the 
Order, held on August 15, 1893, April 23 and August 8, 1894, 
and October 5, 1895. 

The Navai, Order therefore consists of the General Com- 
mandery and the State Commanderies. The legislative body for 
the whole Order is the Congress, which, composed of the General 
Officers and six Delegates from each Commandery, in accordance 
with the Constitution, meets in regular session every third year, 
on October 5th, the anniversary of the adoption by Congress in 
1775 of the resolutions formally authorizing the fitting-out of the 
first ships of the Navy. It may also convene in Special Session 
upon the vote of the General Council, which meets semi-annually. 

Insignia. By the provisions of the Act of Congress of 
September 25, 1890, officers and enlisted men of the different 
branches of the services are permitted to wear the Insignia of the 
Order on all occasions of ceremony and when in full uniform. 



OFFICERS 

OF THE 

GENERAL COMMANDERY. 

1895-1898. 



General Commander, 
Rear Admiral John Grimes Wai.ker, U. S. N. (Penna. Commandery). 

Vice General Commandera, 

Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe, U. S. N. (retired) (Mass. Commandery). 

Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville, U. S. N. (D. C. Commandery). 

Colonel John Biddle Porter, (Pennsylvania Commandery). 

General Recorder, 
Captain Henry Hobart Bellas, U. S. A. (retired) (Penna. Commandery). 

Assistant General Recorder, 
Frederick Bacon Philbrook, (Massachusetts Commandery). 

General Treasurer, 
Lieutenant jARVis Bonesteel Edson, (late U. S. N.) (N.Y. Commandery). 

General Registrar, 
Captain Charles Bunker DAHLGREN,(late U. S. N.) (Penna. Commandery). 

General Historian, 
Captain Richard Strader Collum, U. vS. M. C. (Penna. Commandery). 

General Chaplain, 

Rt. Rev. William Stevens Perry', D. D., LL. D., D. C. L., (Bishop of Iowa), 

(Massachusetts Commandery). 

Members of General Council. 
Major Horatio Barnard Lowry, U. S. M. C (D. C. Commandery). 
Commodore Edward Eells Potter, U.S.N. (retired) (Penna. Commandery). 
*Commander Felix McCurlEY', U. S. N. (Pennsylvania Commandery). 
Captain Norman H. Farouhar, U. S. N. (Pennsylvania Commandery). 
Ivientenant Loyall Farragut, (late U. S. A.) (N. Y. Commandery). 
*Hon. John Hoffman Collamore, (Massachusetts Commandery). 
Chief Engineer LouiS J. Allen, U. S. N. (New York Commandery). 
Henry Chauncey, Jr. (New York Commandery). 

Lieutenant Robert S. Critchell, (late U. S. N.) (Illinois Commandery). 
♦Deceased. 

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Addresses of the General Officers. 



General Commander, 
Rear Admiral John Grimes Walker, U. S. N., 

Light House Board, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. 

General Recorder, 
Captain Henry Hob art Bei.IvAS, U. S. A. (retired), 

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Assistant General Recorder, 
Frederick Bacon Philbrook, 

P. O. Box 36, Station A, Boston, Massachusetts. 

General Treasurer, 
JARVIS BONESTEEI. EdSON, 

313 West Seventy-fourth Street, New York, N. Y. 



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OFFICERS 

OF THE 

MASSACHUSETTS COMMANDERY. 

1896-1897. 



Co7nmander, 
Chief Engineer David Betton Macomb, U. S. N. (retired). 

I7ce Commander, 
Commander Henry Ware Lyon, U. S. N. 

Eecoider, 

Amos Binney. 

(Address: 53 State Street, Boston, Mass.) 

Treasurer, 
Hosea Emery Bowen. 

Eegisirar, 
Franklin Thomason Beatty, M. D. 

Hisforian, 
WII.LIAM LiTHGOW WlLLEY, S. D. 

C/inplain, 
Rev. Charles Langdon Tappan. 

3Ieinbers of Council. 

Rear Admiral GEORGE Eugene Belknap, U. S. N. (retired). 

Thomas Amory De Blois, M. D. 

Charles William Galloupe, M. D. 

Lieutenant William McCarty Little, U. S. N. (retired). 

Rodney MacDonough. 

Lieutenant William Melville Paul, (late U. S. N.). 

Frederick Bacon Philbrook. 

William Boerum Wetmore, (late U. S. A.). 



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OFFICERS 

OF THE 

PENNSYLVANIA COMMANDERY. 

1896-1897. 



Co7nviander, 
Colonel John Biddi^e Porter. 

J Ice Commander, 
Commodore Edward Eells Potter, U. S. N. (retired). 

Recorder, 

James Varnum Peter Turner, (late U. S. N.) 

(Address: 517 City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.) 

Treasurer, 
John Marston. 

Reginirar, 
Captain Charees B. Dahlgren, (late U. S. N.) 

HMorian, 
Captain Richard Strader Coeeum, U. S. M. C. 

Chaplain, 
Rev. Horace Edwin Havden. 

3Iemhers of Council, 

Rear Admiral John Grimes Waeker, U. S. N. 

Captain Norman H. Farouhar, U S. N. 

Captain Henry Hobart Beelas, U. S. A. (retired.) 

Henry Kuhe Nichoes. 

Edward Trenchard. 

Wieeiam Eeeison Buleus. 

Henry Kuhe Dileard. 

Edward Ruteedge Shubrick, (late U. S. N.) 

Paymaster Reah Frazer, U. S. N. 

Delegates to llie General Commandery, 
Captain Richard Strader Coleum, U. S. M. C. 
Captain Wileiam Bainbridge Hoff, U. S. N. (retired). 
John Marston. 

Alternates, 

Commander James McQueen Forsyth, U. S N. 

Charees W. Ruschenberger, (late U. S. N. ) 

Ben Hoeeaday Dorcy. 

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OFFICERS 

OF THE 

NEW YORK COMMANDERY. 

1896-1897. 



Covimander, 
lyOYALL Farragut, (late U. S. A.) 

Vice Commander, 
Henry Chauncey, Jr. 

Eecorder, 

Chief Engineer Louis Joseph Allen, U. S. N. 

(Address: Union Club, New York, N. Y.) 

Treasurer, 
jARVis BONESTEEL Edson, (late U. S. N.) 

Historian, 

Chief Engineer George Cowie, Jr., U. S. N. 

Chajylain, 
Rev. Frank Landon Humphreys, S. T. D. 

3Iembers of Council, 

Philip Burril Low. 

Albert Bullus. 

William T. Salter. 

John Loyd. 

Marshall Ten Broek Davidson. 

James Mortimer Montgomery. 

Delegnies to the General Commandery, 

Jarvis Bonesteel Edson. 

John Loyd. 

James Parker. 

A Uernates, 

Chief Engineer Henry Schuyler Ross, U. S. N. 

George Sanford Wiley. 

Philip Burrill Low. 

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OFFICERS 

OF THE 

ILLINOIS COMMANDERY. 

1896-1897. 



Covunander, 
Commander James Henry Dayton, U. vS. N. 

Vice Commander, 
Lieutenant Commander Edward M. Stedman, U. S. N. (retired). 

Recorder, 

Paymaster Horatio Loomis Wait, (late U. S. N.) 

(Address: 108 La Salle Street, Chicago, 111.) 

Registrar and Treasurer, 
Robert Siderfin Critcheli., (late U. S. N.) 

Chaplain {acting). 
Ensign Daniel Brooks Hubbard, (late U. S. N. ) 

Members of Council. 

Leonard C. Stebbins. 

Wti,i,iAM Lindsay Orr. 

Cyrus Bosworth Plattenburg. 

James Joseph Sullivan. 

Orison Benjamin Damon, M. D. 

John Franklin. 

Frank Lee Strong. 

Eliot Callender. 

Daniel Brooks Hubbard. 



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OFFICERS 

OF THE 

District of Columbia Commandery. 
1896-1897. 



Acting Commander^ 
Major Horatio Barnard Lowry, U. S. M. C. 

Acting Vice Commander, 
Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville, U. S. N. 

Acting Recorder and Registrar, 

Captain Henry HobarT Bellas. U. S. A. (retired). 

(Address: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.) 

A cting Treasurer, 
Paymaster John Randolph Carmody, U. S. N. (retired). 



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Preamble. 

Whereas, Many of the principal battles and famous victories 
of the several wars in which the United States has participated 
were fought and achieved by the Naval forces ; 

Whereas, It is well and fitting that the illustrious deeds of 
the great Naval commanders, their companion officers in arms 
and their subordinates in the wars of the United States should be 
forever honored and respected ; — 

Therefore, Entertaining the most exalted admiration for the 
undying achievements of the Navy, we the survivors and descend- 
ants of participants of those memorable conflicts, have joined 
ourselves together and have instituted the " Naval Order of the 
United States," that we may transmit to our latest posterity their 
glorious names and memories ; and to encourage research and 
publication of data pertaining to Naval art and science, and to 
establish libraries in which to preserve all documents, rolls, books, 
portraits and relics relating to the Navy and its heroes at all 
times. 



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Constitution. 



Adopted in Special Congress, Atigust i^ . i8pj. 
Amended in General Congress, October §, i8g^. 



ARTICLE I. 

TITLE. 



This institution shall be known by the name, style and title 
of the " Naval Order of the United States." 

ARTICLE II. 

ORGANIZATION. 

The constituted bodies of this Order shall be designated as 
Commanderies, and shall consist of — 

A General Commandery, to be known as the "General Com- 
mandery of the Naval Order of the United States." 

State Commanderies to be known as the " Com- 
mander}^ of the Naval Order of the United States." 

ARTICLE III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

The Companions of the Order shall be of two classes. 

First Class. 

Commissioned officers, midshipmen and naval cadets, or corps 
or staff officers with relative rank as such, or appointed volunteer 
officers in line of promotion, who were in actual service in the 
Navy, Marine Corps or Revenue Service under the authority of 

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any of the thirteen original Colonies or States, or of the Conti- 
nental Congress during the War of the Revolution or of the United 
States during the War with France, the War with Tripoli, the 
War of 1812, the War with Mexico, the Civil War, or in face of 
the enemy in any engagement in which the Navy of the United 
States has participated, and who resigned, were discharged 
with honor, or who are still in the service, or those who served 
as aforesaid, but in a grade below that of a commissioned officer, 
midshipman, naval cadet, or corps or staff officer, with relative 
rank as such, or appointed volunteer officer in line of promotion, 
and who subsequently became a commissioned officer, regular or 
volunteer, in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps or 
Revenue Service : Provided hoivever, That this clause shall not 
be so construed as to include officers who at any time have borne 
arms against the Government of the United States. 

All male descendants of those who are eligible as above 
specified, or in default thereof, then one such collateral represen- 
tative as may be deemed worthy. 

Second Class. 

Enlisted men who have received the United States Naval 
Medal of Honor for bravery in face of the enemy, may be enrolled 
exempt from fees and dues by the Commanderies of the States in 
which they reside ; such membership to be for life only. 



ARTICLE IV. 

OFFICERS. 

The officers of the General Commandery shall be a General 
Commander, three Vice-General Commanders, a General Recorder, 
a General Treasurer, a General Registrar, a General Historian, 
an Assistant General Recorder, a General Chaplain, and a Gene- 
ral Council consisting of nine Companions, of which General 
Council the other officers shall be members ex-officio. They shall 
be elected triennially. Vacancies may, at any time, be filled for 
the unexpired balance of a term, by the General Council. 

The officers of the State Commanderies shall be a Comman- 
der, a Vice-Commander, a Recorder, a Treasurer, a Registrar, 



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a Historian, a Chaplain, and a Council consisting of nine Com- 
panions, of which Council the other officers shall be members 
ex-oficio. Thej^ shall be elected annually, as hereinafter pro- 
vided. 

ARTICLE V. 

DUTIES OP OFFICERS. 



COMMANDER. 

The Commander, or in his absence the Vice- Commander, or 
a chairman pro te?Jipore, shall preside at all meetings of the 
Commandery and shall exercise the duties of a presiding officer 
under parliamentary rules, subject to an appeal to the Command- 
ery. 

He shall have the power to convene special meetings of the 
Commandery or of the Council at his discretion, and shall convene 
the Commandery upon written request of ten Companions, and 
the Council upon written request of three of its members. 

RECORDER. 

The Recorder shall keep a record of the proceedings of the 
Commandery and of the Council. 

He shall conduct the general correspondence of the Com- 
mandery, and shall keep a record thereof. 

He shall notify all applicants of their election or rejection. 

He shall give due notice of the time and place of all meet- 
ings of the Commandery and of the Council. 

He shall keep all accounts between the Commandery and 
the Companions, receive all moneys and pay them at least 
monthly to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. 

He shall transmit to the Registrar all applications and proofs 
of eligibility of all persons admitted. 

He, together with the Registrar and Historian, shall have 
charge of all printing and publications directed by the Com- 
mandery or Council. 

He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, 
records, by-laws and all other documents other than those re- 



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quired to be deposited with the Registrar or Historian. 

He. together with the presiding officer, shall certify all acts 
of the Commandery and of the Council, and, when required, 
authenticate them under seal. 

He shall transmit to his successor in office within two weeks 
after the expiration of his term all books, papers and other prop- 
erty in his possession belonging to the Commandery. 

TREASURER. 

The Treasurer shall receive from the Recorder all monej^s 
belonging to the Commandery, giving his receipt for the same, 
and shall pay out such sums only as shall be ordered by the 
Commandery or the Council. 

He shall keep a regular account of all receipts and expendi- 
tures. 

For the faithful performance of his duty he shall give such 
security as the Council may direct. 

He shall transmit to his successor in office within two weeks 
after the expiration of his term all books, papers and other prop- 
erty in his possession belonging to the Commandery. 

REGISTRAR. 

The Registrar shall receive from the Recorder, file and keep 
on record, all the proofs upon which membership has been granted. 

He shall keep a register of the Companions of the Command- 
ery in which shall be recorded every material fact relating to 
their membership. 

He shall aid and co-operate with the Recorder and Historian 
in all printing and publications directed by the Commandery or 
Council. 

In the absence of the Recorder he shall officiate in his stead. 

He shall transmit to his successor in office within two weeks 
after the expiration of his term all records, books, papers and 
other property in his possession belonging to the Commandery. 

HISTORIAN. 

The Historian shall keep a complete record of all historical 
and commemorative events of the Commander)'. 



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He shall, with the aid of the Recorder and Registrar, pre- 
pare for publication all such documents as the Commandery or 
Council may direct. 

He shall receive donations of documents, rolls, books, por- 
traits and relics relating to the Navy, and shall make copies of 
such papers as the owners may not be willing to part with. 

He shall, at the annual meeting of the Commandery, submit 
carefully prepared obituaries of the deceased Companions, and 
shall keep a record describing as fully as possible their places of 
burial. 

He shall transmit to his successor in office within two weeks 
after the expiration of his term, all records, books, papers and 
other property in his possession belonging to the Commandery. 



CHAPLAIN. 

The Chaplain shall be an ordained clergyman of a Christian 
church, and shall perform such duties as generally appertain to 
his office. 

COUNCIL. 

The Council shall have control of the affairs and funds of 
the Commandery, and the power to call special meetings. 

They shall have the power to elect applicants to membership 
upon a favorable report of the Committee on Membership, and 
to accept the resignation of any enrolled Companion, and may 
also issue to any companion in good standing upon his removal 
to another State, a letter recommending his acceptance to mem- 
bership in the Commandery of that State ; and, on receipt of 
official notice of his election, he shall be recorded as having been 
transferred. Such letter must be presented within one year from 
date. 

They may suspend any Companion for just cause, and may 
recommend to the Commandery the expulsion of any Companion 
after due investigation of the charges preferred against him. 

They may direct the Recorder to drop from the roll the name 
of any Companion who shall be at least two years in arrears in the 
payment of his dues and who shall fail on proper notice to pay 



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the same within sixt)^ days: Provided, however, that a Companion 
in the Navy on foreign service shall not be so dropped until the 
expiration of three years. But such Companion may be restored 
to membership at any time by the Council upon an application 
signed by him and the payment of arrears up to the date of his 
restoration. 

They may suspend any officer from office for cause, which sus- 
pension must be immediately reported to the Commandery and 
action taken on the same within twenty-one days, by which, after 
due investigation and by a two thirds vote, such suspension may be 
confirmed; or annulled, and the officer restored to his position. 

They may appoint a Companion to such office pro tempore as 
shall be made vacant by death, resignation or neglect to serve, 
suspension or inability to perform the duties by reason of absence, 
sickness or other causes, or when the Conunandery shall have 
failed to elect; which appointee shall act until his successor is 
elected or the inability due to said cause shall cease: Provided, 
that the offices of Conmiander and Recorder shall not be filled by 
the Council when the Vice Commander or Registrar are compe- 
tent to act. 

They shall receive nominations for officers and shall prepare 
tickets for voting at the annual meeting of the Commandery, and 
shall at the said meeting present a report of their proceedings for 
the past year. 

They shall meet at least quarterly, and oftener, should it be 
deemed necessary by the Commander. 

They may fill vacancies in the Council, and should any 
member other than an officer be absent from three consecutive 
meetings of the same, his office may l)e declared vacant, and filled 
by appointment until the election of his successor. 

Five Companions .shall constitute a quorum for the trans- 
action of business. 

ARTICLE VI. 

CONGRESS. 

The triennial Congress of the Order shall be held on the 
fifth day of October (or if that day falls on Sunday, then on the 



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succeeding day), and in such place as the triennial Congress next 
preceding may appoint. In the event of failure of the preceding 
Congress to appoint such place, the General Council shall, at 
least six months preceding the Congress, choose and announce 
the place of meeting. The General Council may, for cause 
shown, change the place of meeting when appointed by a Con- 
gress. At such triennial Congress the general officers for the 
ensuing term shall be elected. 

Special Congresses may be called by the General Commander, 
when directed to do so by the General Council, and at such places 
as the General Council shall designate. 

The following .shall be members of such triennial or special 
Congresses, and shall be entitled to vote therein: 

1. The General Officers, the Past General Commanders, 
Past Vice General Commanders, and the Past State Commanders. 

2. Three delegates or their alternates from each State 
Commandery. 

3. Ex- officio, the Commander, Vice-Commander and Recorder 
of each State Commanderv. 



ARTICLE VII. 

GENERAL COMMANDERY. 

The General Commandery shall have the power to authorize 
and constitute a Commandery of the Naval Order of the United 
States in any State or Territory in which no such Commandery 
exists, when formally petitioned to do so by ten or more Com- 
panies of the Order residing in said State or Territory, and on 
receipt of the prescribed charter fee. 

The fee to the General Commandery for chartering a State 
Commandery of the Order shall be twenty-five (25) dollars. 

The Charter of a State Commandery shall be of the form 
following: 



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NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

GENERAL COMMANDERY. 



Be it known that Companioyis . 



having made application in proper form for the institiUion of a 

Commayidery of the Order i7i the State of. 

a7id the same behig approved^ a Commavdery is hereby authorized, 

instituted and established to be kjiozvn as the 

Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States, 

In testimony whereof, the Seal of the Order is hereunto affixed, 

and the hand of the General Commander, at Boston, the 

day of in the year thousand hundred and 

, and of the IndLpeiidence of the United States of America, 

the ayid of the 

Order, the 



General Commander. 

Attest: 



General Recorder. 
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It shall issue all Diplomas of Membership and the Insignia 
of the Order. 

The General Council shall meet at least semi-annually, and 
oftener should it be deemed necessary by the General Commander. 

The permanent headquarters of the General Commandery of 
the Order shall be in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, United States of America. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

STATE COMMANDERIES. 

Each constituted State Commandery of the Order shall 
regulate its own affairs, and shall have the power to adopt by-laws 
for its own special government: Provided, that the same do not in 
any way conflict with this Constitution, and shall pay annually 



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to the Treasurer of the General Commander}^ a per capita tax of 
twenty-five cents upon each and every Companion in good stand- 
ing, as reported upon the first day of January of each year. 

The stated meetings of the several State Commanderies shall 
be held monthl}^ unless any Commandery by a two- thirds vote 
shall otherwise direct: Provided, hoivever, that every Commandery 
shall hold a meeting in the month of November of each year 
for the election of officers. 

Ten Companions of a Commandery shall constitute a quorum 
at any meeting at which business is to be transacted. 

The actual fares of the Commander, Vice-Commander, Re- 
corder and the three delegates, or their alternates, to and from the 
place of meeting of a triennial or special Congress of the Order 
shall be paid b}^ the State Commandery which they represent. 

ARTICLE IX. 

ADMISSION OF COMPANIONS. 

Any person above the age of twenty-one years, of good 
moral character and reputation, desirous of becoming a Compan- 
ion of the Order, shall make application in writing, setting forth 
claims of eligibility, and accompanied by proofs of the same, in 
which it must be satisfactorily shown that the service of the 
participant was other than shore duty, regularly performed in the 
United States Navy or on an armed vessel in the service of the 
United States, or sailing under letters of marque and reprisal in 
time of war. 

Said application, bearing the endorsement of two Companions, 
and accompanied by an admission fee of not less than five (5) 
dollars and the dues for the current year, shall be submitted to 
the Committee on Membership, who .shall present their report to 
the Council of the Commandery. Upon a favorable ballot by 
that body, the applicant shall thereupon become a Companion of 
the Order. 

The applications of persons claiming the eligibility through 
Naval service, whether rendered personall}^ or by an ancestor, 
which do not appear to come within the specifications of Article 
III of this Constitution, nnist first be referred by the Council of a 
State Commanderv to the General Recorder for his decision and 



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bear his endorsement, before the applicant can be elected to mem- 
bership in the Order. 

Enlisted men who have received the United States Naval 
Medal of Honor for bravery in face of the enemy may be enrolled 
exempt from fees and dues, by the Commanderies of the States 
in which the}' reside, and their names shall be placed at the head 
of the membership rolls. 

ARTICLE X. 

DIPLOMA OF MEMBERSHIP. 

Every Diploma of Membership shall be authenticated by 
the General Commander and General Recorder, and by the Seal 
of the Order affixed thereto. 

The Diploma shall be of the form following : 

NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

GENERAL COMMANDERY. 



Be it known that zvas 

received as a Companion of the Class of the Naval 

Order of the United States, on the day 0/ 

An7io Domini thousajid 

hundred and , and is entitled to all the rights 

and privileges thereto belonging. 

In testimony whereof, the Seal of the Order is hereunto affixed, 

and the hand of the General Commander, at Boston, the 

day of i)i the. year thousand 

himdred and and of the Independence 

of the United States of America, the 

and of the Order, the 



General Commander . 
Attest: 



General Recorder. 

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ARTICLE Xr. 

IMPEACHMENT OF COMPANIONS. 

If the conduct or character of any Companion of the Order 
shall be impeached, the accusing Companion shall prefer his 
charges in writing to the Council of the Commandery, who shall 
notify the accused of the same, and if, after due investigation 
the Council consider the charges to be sustained, whether the 
accused be present or not, he may, by a majority vote, be sus- 
pended, or, on their recommendation, expelled by a vote of two- 
thirds of the Companions present at a meeting of the Commandery. 

The dismissal or dishonorable discharge from the Military or 
Naval service of the United States, or the conviction in a court 
of justice of any infamous offence of any Companion of the 
Order, shall constitute ipso facto expulsion. 

A Companion who has been expelled shall not be reinstated 
unless it be clearly proved that the charges upon which he was 
convicted were false, in which case he shall comply with the 
requirements governing the admission of Companions. 

ARTICLE XII. 

DEATH OF COMPANIONS. 

Upon notice of the death of any Companion, it shall be the 
duty of all Companions to attend the funeral ceremonies, and if 
agreeable to the family of the deceased, see that the coffin is 
draped with the Union Jack, and the pall supported by Com- 
panions of the Order, when practicable. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

INSIGNIA. 

The Insignia of the Order shall consist of a gold Cross 
pattee, one and one-quarter inches in diameter; the arms of blue 
enamel edged with gold. 

CROSS. 

Obverse: In the center on a circle of red enamel five- 
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, an eagle, wings extended, 
resting on an anchor surrounded by thirteen stars of five points 
all of gold, representing in substance the insignia of the Navy 



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of the United States; the whole encircled by a band of white 
enamel one-eighth of an inch wide, displaying in letters of gold 
the motto of the Order, "Fidelitas et Patria." 

Reverse: The Cross as above described. In the center on 
a circle of red enamel five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter shall 
appear in gold the insignia of the United States Marine Corps, 
the whole encircled by a band of white enamel one-eighth of an 
inch wide, bearing in letters of gold the legend, "Naval Order of 
the United States." 

The Cross shall be worn on the left breast, suspended by a 
ribbon of heavy ribbed white silk, one and one-half inches wide, 
with a red center three-fourths of an inch wide, the whole an 
inch and a half in displayed length. 

Officers of State Commanderies shall wear the Cross sus- 
pended by the ribbon of the Order around the neck. 

STAR, 

Officers of the General Commandery shall wear on the 
left breast a Star of silver of two and one-quarter inches 
diameter, on which shall rest the obverse of the Cross, as 
above described, surmounted b}^ a Naval crown of gold and 
enamel; and a Cordon of heavy ribbed white silk ribbon four 
inches wide with a red center two inches wide, worn from the 
left shoulder to the right hip, and finished with a bow-knot of 
the ribbon of the Order one and one-half inches wide, from 
which the cross may be suspended. Past officers of the General 
Commandery and the active and past Commanders and Vice 
Commanders of State Commanderies, ma}' wear the Star without 
the Cordon. 

When the Insignia is not worn, a rosette one-half of an inch 
in diameter of the prescribed ribbon and pattern may be worn by 
Companions in the upper button-hole of the left lapel of the 
coat. 

The Insignia shall never be worn as an article of jewelry, 
and upon the resignation or expulsion of a Companion it shall 
thereupon be returned to the Commander)^ and the amount paid 
for such Insignia shall be refunded to the said Companion by the 
Treasurer. 



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In case of the death of a Companion, the same shall be con- 
sidered an heirloom. In no case shall a duplicate Diploma or 
Insignia be issued except on the recommendation of the Council 
of the Commandery of which the applicant for same is a Com- 
panion, based on his statement upon honor that the orignal was 
either lost or destroyed : P}'ovided, that a Companion receiving such 
duplicate shall pay the same price as for the original. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

SEAL. 

The great Seal of the Order shall be one and seven-eighths 
inches in diameter; in the centre a capstan on which is displayed 
the American eagle, wnngs extended, bearing on its breast the 
National shield; at the right an anchor and at the left cannon 
and shot; the whole encircled by a band one-fourth of an inch 
wide and thereon the legend, "Naval Order of the United States — 
General Commandery, 1S91." 

Each State Commandery shall have a seal one and three- 
fourths inches in diameter, including the border, which shall bear 
the date of its charter, together with the legend, "Naval Order 
of the United States Commandery." 

ARTICLE XV. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This Constitution may be amended: Provided two- thirds of 
the Companions present at any triennial or special Congress of 
the Order shall approve; 2i.nd provided further, that notice of such 
motion to amend, specifying such proposed amendment in full, 
shall be given in writing to the General Commander and the 
Commander of each State Commandery at least thirty days before 
such motion is to be considered. 



Roll of Companions. 

March i, 1897. 



ALI.EN, Lewis J., Chief Engineer U. S. N., 
Bartlett, Edward Josiah, 
Barton, William H.. late Lieutenant Com- 
mander U. S. N., 
Beatty, Franklin Thomason, M. D., 
Belknap, George Eugene, Rear Admiral 

U. S. N. (retired), 
Benjamin, Park, late Ensign U. S. N., 
Bellas, Henry Hobart, Captain U. S. A. 

(retired), 
BiCKFORD, John Fairfield, Masters' Mate 

U. S. N. (U. S. N. Medal of Honor), 
Binney, Amos, 
Bleeker, John Van Benthuysen, Lieutenant 

Commander U. S. N,, 
Blunt, Stanhope English, Captain U. S. A., 
BowEN, George Henry, 
BowEN, HosEA Emery, 
BuLLus, Albert, 
BuLLus, William Ellison, 
Cadle, Henry, 
Callender, Eliot, 
Carmody, John R., Paymaster U. S. 

( retired), 
Chauncey, Henry, Jr., 
Clapp, Frederick Walter, 
Clark, Arthur Wellington, M. D., 
Clay, Antony Alexander, 
CoLAHAN, Charles E., Lieutenant U. S, N 
CoLLUM, Richard Strader, Captain U. S. M.C., 
CowiE, George, Jr., Chief P^ngineer U. S. N., 
Critchell, Robert Siderfin, late Lieutenant 

U. S. N., 

(27) 



N. 



COMMANDERY. 

New York. 
Massachusetts 

Pennsylvania. 
Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

New York. 

Pennsylvania. 

Dist. of Columbia, 

Illinois. 

Di.st. of Columbia. 

New York. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Dist. of Columbia. 

Pennsylvania. 

New York. 



Illinois. 



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Cronin, Cornelius, Gunner U. S. N. 
(U. S. N. Medal of Honor), 

Dahlgren, Charles B., late U. S. N. , 

Dahlgren, John A., 

Damon, Orison B., M. D,, 

Davidson, Marshall Ten Broek, 

Dayton, James Henry, Commander U. S. N., 

De Blois, Thomas Amory, M. D., late L,ieu- 
tenant U. S. N., 

Dechert, Henry Martyn, 

Denis, Augustus Henry, 

Denny, Frank Lee, Captain U. S. M. C, 

DiLLARD, Henry Kuhl, 

DoRCY, Ben Holladay, 

Edson, Jarvis Bonesteel, late Third Assistant 
Engineer U. S. N., 

Emanuel, Jonathan M., Past Assistant Engi- 
neer U. S. N. (retired), 

Engard, Albert C, Chief Engineer U. S. N., 

Eldridge, Joshua Hamblin, late Lieutenant 
U. S. N., 

Farouhar, Norman H., Captain U. S. N., 

Farragut, Loyall, late Lieutenant U. S. A., 

Feaster, Joseph, Naval CoUvStructor U, S. N. , 

Forsyth, James McQueen, Commander U.S.N., 

Franklin, John, 

Frisbee, Franklin Senter, 

Frisbee, Oliver Eibby, 

Frazer, James Patriot Wilson, 

Frazer, Reah, Paymaster U. S. N., 

Galloupe, Charles William, M. D., 

Gatley, Richard Kent, late U. S. N., 

Gill, William H., 

Griffing, George H., Paymaster U. S. N., 

Haddock, Stanley Brickett, 

Harrington, Francis Henry, Captain 
U. S. M. C, 

Hart, Abraham Elliot, 

Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, 



COMMANDEKY. 

New York. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

Illinois. 

New York. 

Illinois. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Massachusetts. 

Dist, of Columbia. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

New York. 

Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 
New York. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

Illinois. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 
Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

Mas.sachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 



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COMMANDERY. 

Henry, Hugh Hastings, U. S. A., Massachusetts. 

HeyIv, Charles Heath, Captain U. S. A., Pennsylvania. 
HiCKEY, John Burke, Captain U. S. A., Dist. of Columbia. 

HoFF, Arthur Bainbridge, Ensign U. S. N., Pennsylvania. 
HoFF, William Bainbridge, Captain U. S. N., 

(retired), Pennsylvania. 
Hooker, Edward, Commander U. S. N., 

(retired), Massachusetts. 

Hooper, James, Massachusetts. 

Hubbard, Daniel Brooks, late Ensign U. S. N. , Illinois. 

Humphreys, Rev. P'rank Landon, S. T. D,, New York. 

James, George Frank, Massachusetts. 

James, John Faraday, U. S, A., Massachusetts. 

Jones, Roger ap Catesby, Massachusetts. 

Jordan. John Woolf, Pennsylvania. 

Jordan, William Meserve, Massachusetts. 

Joy, William F., Massachusetts. 
Kaiser, Julius A., Assistant Engineer U. S. N., 

(retired), Pennsylvania. 
Kelley, James Douglass Jerrold, Lieutenant 

Commander U. S. N., Massachusetts, 

Keyes, Alexander Brooks, Major U. S. A., Massachusetts. 

Eardner. James Lawrence, Pennsylvania. 
Little, William McCarty, Lieutenant U. S. N. 

(retired), Massachusetts. 

Loyd, John, Chief Engineer U. S. N., New York. 

Low, Hon. Philip Burril, New York. 

LowRY, Horatio Barnard, Major U. S. M. C, Massachusetts. 

Lyon, Henry Ware, Commander U. S. N., Massachusetts. 

Macdonough, Rodney, Massachusetts. 

McMaster, George T., Penn-sylvania. 
Macomb, David Betton, Chief Engineer Q.S.N. 

(retired), Massachusetts. 

Marston, John, Pennsylvania. 
Mason, Theodorus Bailey Myers, Lieutenant 

Commander U. S. N. (retired), Massachusetts. 
Melville, George Wallace, Engineer-in- 

Chief U. S. N., Dist. of Columbia. 

Miller, Henry William, late Commander 

U. S. N., Massachusetts. 



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COMMANDERY. 



M11.LER, Jacob William , late Lieutenant U. S. N. , Massachusetts. 
Montgomery, James Mortimer, New York. 

MoRRELL, Edward de Veaux, Pennsylvania. 

Nichols, Henry Kuhl, Pennsylvania. 

Oliver, Paul Ambrose, Dist. of Columbia. 

Orr, William Lindsay, Illinois. 

Parker, James, late U. S. N., New York. 

Parker, Montgomery Davis, Captain U, S. A,, Massachusetts. 
Paul, William Melville, late Lieutenant 

U. S. N., 
Perry, Rt. Rev. William Stevens, D. D. 

LL. D., D. C. L., Bishop of Iowa, 
Philbrook, Alfred Spooner, 
Philbrook, Charles Calhoun, 
Philbrook, Clark Bacon, 
Philbrook, Frederick Bacon, 
Philip, John Woodward, Captain U, S. N., 
Pishon, Hiram Leander, 
Plattenburg, Cyrus Bosworth, 
Porter, John Biddle, 
Porter, Theodoric, Lieutenant U. S. N., 
Potter. Edward Eells, Commodore U. S. N. 

(retired), Pennsylvania. 

Potts, Robert, Chief Engineer U. S. N., Massachusetts. 

Rearick, Peter A., Chief Engineer U. S. N,, Pennsylvania. 
Reid, George Croghan, Major U. S. M. C, Dist. of Columbia. 
Reiter. George C, Commander U. S. N., Pennsylvania. 

Richards, Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, 

late U. S. N., Pennsylvania. 

Robinson, Frank Tracy, late Lieutenant 

U. S. R. M., Massachusetts. 

Robinson, Lewis W., Chief Engineer U. S. N., Pennsylvania. 
Roe, Francis Asbury, Rear Admiral U. S. N. 

(retired), Massachusetts. 

Ross, HenrySchuyler, Chief Engineer U. S. N. , New York. 

Ruschenberger, Charles W., late Lieutenant 

U. S. N., Pennsylvania. 

Salter, William T. , New York. 

Savage, Rev. Minot Judson, D. D., Massachusetts. 



Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Ma.ssachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Illinois. 

Pennsylvania. 

Dist. of Columbia. 



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COMMANUERY. 



Schofield,WalTErK., Medical Director U.S. N. 
Seaward, Richard Henry 

(U. S. N. Medal of Honor), 
Seely, Henry B., Captain U. S. N. (retired), 
Seleridge, George Shepley, 
Senter, George Albert, 
Shubrick, Edward Rutledge, late U. S. N,, 
SoLEY, John Codman, Lieutenant U. S. N. 

(retired), 
Stamm, William S., Chief Engineer U. S. N. 

(retired), 
Steadman, Edward M., Lieutenant Com- 
mander U. S. N. (retired), 
Stebbins, Leonard C, 
Stevens, Daniel Dickinson 

(U. S. N. Medal of Honor), 
Strong, Frank Lee, 
Sullivan, James Joseph, 
Tappan, Rev. Charles Langdon, D. D., 
Taylor, Henry Clay, Captain U. S. N., 
Thompson, Theodore Strong, Paymaster 

U. S. N., 
TiLTON, M'Lane, Jr., 
Trenchard, Edward, 

Turner, James Varnum Peter, late U. S. N., 
Wait, Horatio Loomis, late Paymaster U. S. N. , 
Walker, John Grimes, Rear Admiral U. S. N. 

(retired) , 
Webster, Leroy Charles, Captain U. S. M. C. , 
Wetmore, William Boerum, late U. S. A., 
WiLLEY, William Lithgow, 
Wingate, George E., Commander U. S. N., 
Wilson, Frank Steadman, 
WooDHULL, William Waters, Paymaster 

U. S, N.. 
Worden, John Lorimer, Rear Admiral U. S. N. 

(retired), 
Wylie, George Sanford, 



Pennsylvania. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 
Massachusetts 
Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 

Illinois. 
Illinois. 

Massachusetts. 

Illinois. 

Illinois. 
Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Dist. of Columbia. 

Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania. 

Illinois. 

Pennsylvania. 
Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Pennsylvania. 
Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 



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IN MEMORIAM 



Hon. John Hoffman Collamore, 

Morris Henry Henry, Assistant 
Surgeon U. S. N., . . . . 

Edward Miles Heyl, Colonel 
U. S. A., 

Charles N. B. Macauley, Cap- 
tain and Assistant Surgeon 
U. S. A., 

Felix McCurley, Commander 
U. S. N., 

Frank William Nichols, L,ieu- 
tenant U. S. N., . . . . 

Clifford Stanley Sims, 

Luther L,e\vis Tarbell, . 

Theodore Delavan Wilson, 
Naval Constructor U. S. N., 



STATE 
COMMANDERY. 

Mass. 


Nov. 


DIED 


1S96. 


Mass. 






1895. 


Pa. 


Jan. 


2 


1895. 


Pa. 


Feb. 


6, 


1896, 


Pa. 


May 




1896 


Mass. 
Mass. 

Mass. 


Feb. 
Mar. 


7' 
3, 

10, 


1895, 
1896, 
1896, 


Mass. 


June 


29, 


1896 



RECAPITULATION. 

Total Membership, i68 

Died, 9 

Resigned, 5 

Dropped, . 3 

— 17 

Membership, March i, 1897, . . . . 151 



